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No-Nonsense Mom
Nondumiso Morais, Matola Mozambique
http://youcandoitmamasaid.com
From Amazing Moms: Parents of the 21st Century Copyright © 2018 Motivational Press. Reprinted with permission. By Hogan Hilling and Elise Cohen Ho.
Amazing Moms: Parents of the 21st Century is the 1st coffee table book to feature moms. It features 115 amazing moms from a variety of family dynamics and 13 countries – USA, Canada, Australia, England, Netherlands, France, Italy, China, Hungary, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Mozambique, and Croatia. It is filled with captivating self-portraits that reveal each mom’s unique personality and joyful photos of their families. The moms bear their souls about the challenges and joys of motherhood and share a wealth of wisdom about their parenting journeys. These moms represent motherhood and femininity at its best. Amazing Moms is the companion coffee table book to DADLY Dads.
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I am a mom of two children, Ricardo, 11 and Jisele, 3, and wife to husband, Joao Morais, a Production Director for a cable company. I was born in South Africa and moved to Mozambique with my husband because of his work. I’m a nail therapist by profession and also an entrepreneurial housewife that blogs about life, personal development, and early childhood development at You Can Do It Mama Said. I promote love to people and the planet through social media. I also distribute kinder-garden learning material to schools in Mozambique. My hobbies are Vegetable and Herb gardening and early morning walks.
Quote.
Behind every successful child/adult, there is a parent or a grown- up that believed in them! – Unknown
What I do well as a mom.
I’m a good listener and do a good job of holding my child accountable for his/her actions. As my mom would say, “It’s not what they say but what they do that is important.” I am also good at allowing my child to explore life and make his/her own mistakes.
What I learned from another mom.
Every child is different, every mom is different, and every home is different. To not compare or copy another mom’s way of parenting, but to create one that will work and suit my family dynamics. Another lesson I learned is that much as the baby’s needs come first, my marriage is just as important. It’s also okay to make time for myself without feeling guilty and possible to cope and love your family equal with different needs and also let your husband take part in raising your child because this journey belongs to both of you.
Lesson learned from my child.
Love as though I have never been hurt before. My daughter has the kindest heart, sympathetic, and very forgiving. One day she arrived home and told me another kid hit her at school. “Did you hit her back?” She replied, “No mom I told her not to hit me again, and I don’t think she will.”
Successful motherhood moment.
My daughter heard one of her friends, Cailum, lost his puzzles and books because of a flood at his family’s house. As I was talking with the mom, my daughter voluntarily offered to give her puzzles to Cailum.
Mom I admire
Amanda Nair. She is a working mom who does a great job balancing her career and family. She is very involved with her kids- life and always knows who is doing what at what time. She is very good at sticking to the rules and letting her kids understand that rules are rules and they meant to be followed.
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Originally published in Amazing Moms: Parents of the 21st Century Copyright © 2018 Motivational Press. Reprinted with permission.
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Photos: TG Photography
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